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- COMMON PUBLIC MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT PAWS
- ADOPTION: How do I adopt from PAWS?
- ADMISSION / ABANDONMENT: Can PAWS adopt/take my pet? Can I donate my pet to PAWS?
- ANIMAL CONTROL VS ANIMAL WELFARE
- ANIMAL WELFARE LAWS
- BRANCH OF PAWS: Are there other PAWS branches? Sana may PAWS dito!
- CITY POUND: Help! My dog was caught and was taken to the pound. Is this right/legal?
- CRUELTY: Hit-and-Run Case
- CRUELTY: How To Report Animal Cruelty + Calling 117
- CRUELTY: Online photos / videos / links, what can I do about these?
- DOG BITES: Help! I was bitten by a dog. What do I do?
- DONATE: How can I donate to PAWS?
- FOSTER: Temporarily keeping a rescue is one of the most important things a volunteer or concerned citizen can do. What does it take to foster?
- HOARDING AND IRRESPONSIBLE RESCUING
- HUMANE EDUCATION - BARANGAYS / SUBDIVISIONS : Does PAWS give seminars for barangays on animal care, catching of strays, responsible pet ownership?
- HUMANE EDUCATION: School Tours / Student Interviews / School Visits
- NEGLECT: My neighbor is beating their pet. My neighbor is not giving food/water/shelter.
- NEGLECT: Pet shops (Animals are malnourished, not fed, kept in small/cramped cages, etc.)
- NEIGHBOR COMPLAINING ABOUT OUR PETS
- PET SHOPS / PETS FOR SALE: Is it ok to buy from a pet shop? Is it legal to sell animals in the streets?
- REHOMING ASSISTANCE
- RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP
- RESPONSIBLE RESCUING
- SHELTER CLEANING PROGRAM
- SHELTER FEEDING PROGRAM
- SICK PET: Help, my pet is sick. What do I do?
- SPAY/NEUTER: Benefits
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STRAY-RESCUE: What To Do With Rescues and Stray Emergencies
- STRAY-RESCUE: How do I admit this poor puppy/kitten/cat/dog I saw on the streets?
- STRAYS - How to get them off the streets?
- STRAYS: Why are there stray cats and dogs?
- ACTUAL REPORT: Dog with cyst. Need assistance.
- ACTUAL REPORT: Abandoned dog
- ACTUAL REPORT: Run-over stray dog with bone sticking out
- ACTUAL REPORT: Stray dog in bad condition beside hospital
- STRAY/RESCUE: Dog/Cat Stuck In Tree/Roof/Sewer/Creek/Etc
- STRAYS/PETS OUT IN THE RAIN/TYPHOON
- STRAY CATS: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR)
- TNR - How to do community TNR
- VET SERVICES: Does PAWS offer vet services?
- VET MALPRACTICE: My pet died at the vet, I think this is negligence, how can I complain about it?
- VOLUNTEER: How do I become a PAWS volunteer? / I'm not from Manila, how can I volunteer? / Can kids volunteer?
- WHY DO DOGS BITE?
- ABANDONED DOGS, PUPPIES, CATS, KITTENS - Can PAWS rescue them?
- ABANDONED NURSING KITTENS: Help! I found these little kittens and I don't know how to take care of them.
- BABIES AND PETS
- BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING: My dog has biting/aggressive problems, etc? What do I do?
- BOARDING: Can I board my pet at PAWS? Can my pet stay temporarily at PAWS?
- BURIAL/CREMATION: Does PAWS offer these services?
- CONDO DOES NOT ALLOW PETS
- DR. DOG : How can my dog be a part of the Dr. Dog Program?
- EXOTIC PETS: Is it legal to keep exotic animals?
- FOUND PET
- LOST PET: My pet is missing. Can you help me?
- NEW YEAR'S TIPS
- ON DOLPHINS, COCKFIGHTING, ETC.
- PAWS LOGO: Can our group use the PAWS logo for our event that will benefit PAWS? Can I use the PAWS logo for my blog?
- TRAVEL WITH PET
- PAWS Facebook Posting Guidelines
- PREPARING FOR DISASTERS
- 5 Freedoms
Who can get these strays or abandoned dogs/cats off the streets?
The stray dog/cat population is actually the responsibility of the City Vet/Pound through the City Health Department.
You may report the strays or abandoned animals to them. Under RA9482 The Anti Rabies Act, strays are to be collected humanely by authorized catchers, impounded and euthanized after a certain period (which varies per city: from a few days to a few weeks) if they are not adopted or claimed. Why are they euthanized? ---- This is because your city pound only has space and budget only for X-amount of animals.
The quality of care given by the pounds cannot be guaranteed, however, as they may violate The Animal Welfare Act - i.e., dogs may not be fed, may not have proper shelter, and may not be treated humanely. We've received reports about the treatment impounded dogs get but those informants have not been willing to submit their affidavits so that charges may be filed against pound officials. If you have witnessed cruelty and neglect in your city pound, please submit your affidavit - refer to FAQ: Report Animal Cruelty.
There is no government agency that "helps animals". With the exception of very few cities, government units just give rabies vaccination programs and catch strays for animal control.
IMPORTANT: Learn the difference between ANIMAL CONTROL vs ANIMAL WELFARE.
You may report the strays or abandoned animals to them. Under RA9482 The Anti Rabies Act, strays are to be collected humanely by authorized catchers, impounded and euthanized after a certain period (which varies per city: from a few days to a few weeks) if they are not adopted or claimed. Why are they euthanized? ---- This is because your city pound only has space and budget only for X-amount of animals.
The quality of care given by the pounds cannot be guaranteed, however, as they may violate The Animal Welfare Act - i.e., dogs may not be fed, may not have proper shelter, and may not be treated humanely. We've received reports about the treatment impounded dogs get but those informants have not been willing to submit their affidavits so that charges may be filed against pound officials. If you have witnessed cruelty and neglect in your city pound, please submit your affidavit - refer to FAQ: Report Animal Cruelty.
There is no government agency that "helps animals". With the exception of very few cities, government units just give rabies vaccination programs and catch strays for animal control.
IMPORTANT: Learn the difference between ANIMAL CONTROL vs ANIMAL WELFARE.
A better option: Rescue, Foster, Spay/Neuter
Give a stray dog or cat a second chance at life.
If one chooses to ask an animal welfare NGO like PAWS for help, be ready to provide COMPLETE INFORMATION and be willing to foster or find a fosterer in your initial report (read FAQ: What to do when I see rescues/stray emergencies / how to admit this poor weak animal into the shelter). Delays in rescuing a stray animal in need is usually because the informant/concerned citizen is not cooperative, does not provide complete info, does not inform PAWS of the exact location, is not willing to foster or find a fosterer.
Sadly, PAWS cannot solve all problems regarding stray dogs and cannot take in all strays. Thus, we focus on education efforts so that pet owners will not contribute to the stray population, nor will they abandon their pets.
- SPAY/NEUTER - your pets AND/OR your rescue so they won't contribute to the stray population problem
- RESCUE - by providing food, water and shelter, and by taking the animal to a vet if it is injured (refer to guidelines on Rescues/Stray Emergencies)
- FOSTER - so that the animal can recover in a home, get the love and care it deserves, and regain trust
- TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) - another option for stray cats
- Assess first one's capacity to assume and commit to the responsibilities of a good rescuer before taking in a rescue -- do you have the time, patience, safe and ample space, resources and budget not only for food but for vet care?
- Annual vet checkup, routine vaccination, spay/neuter should be a standard (not optional) practice among responsible pet owners and rescuers. Also consider if you have the means to provide medical care in case 1,2 or all of the pets get sick at once.
- Being asked to FOSTER (TEMPORARILY KEEP) their rescue is common practice, especially if they approach an animal welfare org that cannot admit new animals into a full shelter with strict Admission policies and a quarantine protocol that will protect the health and general welfare of the current shelter animals
- Only take in the rescue that you can manage and can afford to responsibly care for.
- We have observed an alarming trend lately of people who habitually rescue on impulse without taking into consideration their limitations, without having their pets spayed/neutered early on such that the animals mate and breed until they're in over their heads with the 'zoo' they ended up with.
- In the long run these "rescuers" end up calling groups like PAWS to surrender their pets or asking PAWS to get them treated or spayed/neutered for free - not knowing that by doing so, they are inadvertently depriving other animals in distress from the funds that could have afforded PAWS to extend free or charity rates to genuine low-income pet owners and rescue cases.
If one chooses to ask an animal welfare NGO like PAWS for help, be ready to provide COMPLETE INFORMATION and be willing to foster or find a fosterer in your initial report (read FAQ: What to do when I see rescues/stray emergencies / how to admit this poor weak animal into the shelter). Delays in rescuing a stray animal in need is usually because the informant/concerned citizen is not cooperative, does not provide complete info, does not inform PAWS of the exact location, is not willing to foster or find a fosterer.
Sadly, PAWS cannot solve all problems regarding stray dogs and cannot take in all strays. Thus, we focus on education efforts so that pet owners will not contribute to the stray population, nor will they abandon their pets.
Related Links
- Why are there so many stray dogs and cats
- List of city pounds in Metro Manila
- What to do when I see rescues / stray emergencies
- How do I admit this poor, weak, kawawa puppy/kitten, dog/cat to the shelter
- What is the FOSTER HOME Program?
- PAWS Foster Care Agreement Form
- Spay/Neuter - "Kapon"
- Common Public Misconceptions about PAWS